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About the Role

Empire Life is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join their Project Management Office team. This role is responsible for managing projects from initiation to close-out with minimal supervision, supporting business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables that support desired business objectives, in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
• Define project tasks and resource requirements
• Work closely with resource managers in IT and other business units to acquire necessary project resources and assign specific tasks and responsibilities to project team members
• Provide direction, coaching and support to project team
• Create and manage project budget; track and report project expenses on a regular basis
• Schedule and track project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools
• Develop project plans and other communications documents
• Monitor and report on the progress of the project to all stakeholders on a regular basis
• Identify project issues and deal with those that can be resolved within the project team; for larger, more complex issues, escalate to key project stakeholders in a timely fashion
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
• Proactively identify and manage project risks and mitigation strategies to minimize risk exposure
• Appropriately apply project management methodology, processes and standards
• Effectively manage any changes to project scope, budget or timelines following change control guidelines
• Define project success criteria and continually manage project expectations with stakeholders and team members
• Conduct post-implementation project reviews to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements

Requirements

• Advanced expertise in championing, leading and managing large, complex, business transformation projects and/or IT projects usually a result of a minimum of 5 to 7 years of progressive project management experience
• Extensive knowledge and expertise of Project Management methodologies and development practices (i.e. agile, scrum, waterfall) and tools such as Smartsheets, JIRA and Confluence
• Conversant in different platforms, architectures, languages and modern development toolkits
• Proven track record of developing and leading dynamic, high performing teams along with a proven ability to drive and influence change through innovation and process improvement
• Substantial experience building, developing and growing relationships, at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated experience leading discussions and working effectively with senior leaders
• Self motivated with resilience to work independently including managing priorities and setting and guiding plans
• Previous consulting experience and/or proven engagement skills, to actively listen and understand stakeholders needs and collaborate to bring clarity to the definition of those needs
• Presentation skills
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills, applied at all levels of the organization
• If you are applying for a position which is open to applicants across Canada, unless otherwise indicated in the position, language proficiency in English is required for communicating with customers, advisors, or employees across Canada.

Skills

• Project Management methodologies
• Agile
• Scrum
• Waterfall
• Smartsheet
• JIRA
• Confluence
• Presentation skills
• Negotiation skills
• Influencing skills

Location

• Hybrid: Kingston/York Mills

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Permanent roles
• Fixed-term contract
• Casual roles

Experience Level

• Senior
• 5 to 7 years of progressive project management experience

Education Level

• University degree or college diploma in Business, Technology or another related field or equivalent experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) designation is an asset

Salary/Compensations

• $108,300 - $158,300

Benefits

• Competitive salaries with annual pay increases
• Annual bonus program, which recognizes both strong company performance and individual contributions, for non sales positions
• Competitive uncapped commission, for sales positions
• A comprehensive employer-funded benefits package that includes life insurance, disability, health and dental and a generous health account
• Flexible work arrangements and an annual allotment of personal health days.
• Four weeks annual vacation from hire date
• A defined contribution pension plan with generous employer matching
• Top up programs for parental leave and compassionate leave
• Employer-sponsored wellness and recognition programs
• A cash employee referral program

About the Company

• Empire life is a medium-sized Canadian company in a stable industry which is rapidly transforming.
• To learn more about working at Empire Life, visit https://www.empire.ca/workatempire

Equal Opportunity

• Empire life is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
• We celebrate diversity, are committed to creating an inclusive environment, and welcome everyone to participate in our application process.
• We encourage those of all backgrounds and experiences to apply, even if you don't believe you meet each unique qualification outlined.
• Applicants will receive equal consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.
• Empire Life welcomes applications from people with disabilities and disabled people.
• Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the screening and selection process.
• If you need this job posting in an alternative format or have any accessibility questions, please contact recruitment@empire.ca